A47407:483
The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,…
The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, proved to be an holy ordinance of Jesus Christ with an answer to all objections : as also, an examination of Mr. Isaac Marlow's two papers, one called, A discourse against singing, &c., the other, An appendix : wherein his arguments and cavils are detected and refuted / by Benjamin Keach ...
London: printed for Author, 1691
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Vocal Prayer is God's Ordinance, and a Moral Duty as well as instituted; and the Saints praying and keeping Days of Fasting and Prayer, and Days of Thanksgiving under the Law, is a Rule for us: but all Shadows and Ceremonies they used in Prayer under that Dispensation, is nailed to the Cross of Christ, or bu•ied with him.
And so in like manner the singing the Praises of God with our Voices is God's holy Ordinance, and a Moral Duty, (tho brought also under Institution); yet all those Shadows and Ceremonies that they used in their singing under the Dispensation of the Law, as Instruments of Music, &c. are nailed to the Cross and buried with Christ, as being Ceremonial. The like might be said in respect of Preaching then and now; for there were some things then in tha• Administration that might be shadowing; ye• Preaching abides God's Ordinance for ever. […] not in the Ministers Preaching under that Dispensation, yet 'tis evident to be so in respect […] that Maintenance God appointed his Ministers then.
And so in like manner the singing the Praises of God with our Voices is God's holy Ordinance, and a Moral Duty, (tho brought also under Institution); yet all those Shadows and Ceremonies that they used in their singing under the Dispensation of the Law, as Instruments of Musick, &c. are nailed to the Cross and buried with Christ, as being Ceremonial. The like might be said in respect of Preaching then and now; for there were some things then in tha• Administration that might be shadowing; ye• Preaching abides God's Ordinance for ever. 〈…〉 not in the Ministers Preaching under that Dispensation, yet 'tis evident to be so in respect 〈…〉 that Maintenance God appointed his Ministers then.